ISIS troops reportedly targeted US advisers with a chemical agent in Iraq
US Marine Corps/Sgt. Andrew D. Pendracki
One antiterrorism officer said that the attack came from a rocket with chlorine, while others said it was a mustard agent, CBS News reported on Tuesday.
At least six Iraqis were treated for breathing issues at a field clinic, while none of the advisers were believed to have been injured.
The Pentagon released a statement saying that the ineffective attack "further displays the desperation of ISIS as they seek to hold an untenable position in Mosul," ABC Australia reported.
"My advice right at the moment is no Australian troops were affected but Australian forces did provide assistance following the attack, said Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. "That's my current advice received in last few minutes."
This was reportedly the second chemical attack in recent days - an Iraqi military officer also claimed that ISIS forces launched a gas attack in the al-Abar district in West Mosul.
This wouldn't be the first time ISIS militants were reportedly using chemical agents to fend off coalition fighters. Troops embedded with the Kurdish forces also reported that ISIS was using chemicals in their mortar attacks, judging by the coloration of its plumes of smoke.
Mosul, the second-largest city in Iraq, has seen heavy action since Iraqi Security Forces launched their campaign earlier this year to liberate the ISIS-controlled city.
Since then, ISF troops, backed by the coalition forces, have managed to reclaim the sparsely populated areas of eastern Mosul, however, the battle to retake western Mosul still rages on - with large portions of it requiring door-to-door combat. Some reports claim that more than half of western Mosul has been liberated.
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